This book examines the artistic profession, which can be a challenge to characterize. Various fields of artistic work are coupled with a range of different artistic attitudes, and these, in turn, with
With a focus on Brazilian migrant workers in Japan, this study produces a comprehensive picture of the forces driving transnational labor migration, both in the countries of origin of foreign workers
This collection of seven academic essays concern themselves with how advertising during European colonialism, and even up to the present day incorporates racism. The initial piece looks at how white s
This book investigates the work of two Indonesian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) concerned with Indonesian women migrant workers working in the informal sector. It concentrates on examining the
This publication is about what is happening in society in the sphere of crime victimisation with a digital component. This kind of victimisation includes various punishable acts, such as hacking and s
This unique title examines issues of ship owning, risks, and liabilities pertaining to maritime law and practice with a view to managing the risk of liabilities and avoiding the pitfalls of litigation
Today's world is post-colonial and post-Cold War. These twin characteristics explain why international society is also riddled with the two major forms of injustice which can be identified as afflicti
This book examines the 'definition/delimitation question' with special regard to the passage of spacecraft through foreign airspace in order to reach orbit, as well as for returning to Earth. This is
This collection of meditations reformulates the experience of African studies as a concern with three thematics: Africa's place within today's intellectual, economic, and cultural configurations; the
China is a major civil law jurisdiction. Since the end of the 1990s, great efforts have been made in China to codify the entire civil law. With the major statutes governing contracts, property, torts,
In various European countries, debates on the transformation of administrative law are held from a national perspective and with different intensity. Given the considerable effects such discussion may
This book offers a unique overview of the main legal systems of administrative sanctions, with thorough analyses of the administrative law sanctioning systems in 13 Member States and the EU. The focus
Written at different times and for different audiences - some for scholars of rabbinic literature, others for readers with a less specialist interest - the essays gathered in this volume nevertheless
Unique among foreigners in 19th-century Japan, Australian-born professional storyteller (rakugoka) Henry Black (1858-1923) enthralled audiences with his adaptations of novels by Charles Dickens, Mary
Englishwoman Eilean Giblin arrived in Australia in 1919 with a shipload of war brides, almost certainly the only woman not wearing a wedding ring. An unconventional feminist, Giblin arrived with a com
'Lady with a Mead Cup' is a broad-ranging, innovative and strikingly original study of the early medieval barbarian cup-offering ritual and its social, institutional and religious significance. Mediev
This volume deals with citizenship and identity in the context of the welfare state and collects contributions that scrutinise the conceptual aspects of the terms welfare citizenship and welfare ident
This book presents a critical analysis of how oil and gas exploitation - with huge negative impacts on environment, development, and human security - has constructed a disturbing terrain of civil agit
This book analyzes the social and economic situation of the Shahsevans - mountain nomads in the harsh ecological environment of northwestern Iran. Based on in-depth field work while living with the no
This highly topical book argues that the success or failure of Syria's policies is directly linked to the degree to which these policies accord with those of Iraq, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, and
The proliferation of private security services has become a matter of some concern because it highlights the weakness of public security institutions and occurs together with an increase in crime. Thi
In a globalized world, criminal law cases with cross-border elements have become a common phenomenon. The citizen is thus confronted with the criminal law of several States. Due to different criminal
The topic of Irish women's writing is still a neglected one, with women's novels too often sidelined, despite the international recognition gained by prize-winning novels written by such authors as An
This book reconciles the concept of free trade with a key non-trade social value - cultural diversity - in an era of economic globalization. It first shows how we can look at culture in many different
With Turkey apparently intending to become a state party to the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court, this work, originally written as a doctoral dissertation for the Faculty of
This excellent book is about Western morality as it interacts with law. It is not contrasting the moral foundations of American law with other value systems. Rather the authors examine the history and
This book deals with a wide range of issues - linguistic, psycholinguistic, literary, translational, anthropological, and more - in largely non-technical language, and it is particularly suitable for
This volume brings together insights and experiences from across the world on the actual and potential role of national human rights institutions with respect to economic, social, and cultural rights.
For the European Union, the famous "Kadi" cases have generated a wealth of articles dealing with the legal problems involved in EU implementation of UN Security Council sanctions. Less attention has b
This book analyzes the emerging practice in the post-Cold War era of the creation of a democratic political system along with the creation of new states. The existing literature either tends to confla
With the coming into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the competences of the European Union in the realm of criminal law have greatly expanded. The EU, in a multitude of legislative instruments, require
This book presents an analysis of the identity of the agro-pastoral Saho community in Eritrea, which was cemented during centuries of confrontation with Abyssinian rulers and by their rebellion agains
The transfer of Foreign Direct Investment competence to the EU with the Treaty of Lisbon opened the way for a more coherent EU international investment policy. Nevertheless, questions and challenges t
This book provides a fundamental re-conceptualisation of the main aspects of corporate governance law and regulation in the UK, with the aim of highlighting the significant and integral role of the po
While scholarly writing has dealt with the role of law in the process of European integration, so far it has shed little light on the lawyers and communities of lawyers involved in that process. Law
Poort (law, Free U. of Amsterdam) examines three lines of research into the interactive legislative approach to combine a descriptive perspective with normative claims regarding complex regulatory iss
Shahi (Magadh U., India) provides the reader with an overview of the key banking institutions in modern Indian history, offering some discussion of historical developments but primarily focusing on re
With India facing environmental problems associated with industrial growth; poverty-related lack of access to potable water, sewage, and clean fuels; and national and state government policies, protec
Japan's gender roles are in turmoil. Traditional life courses for men and women are still presented as role models, but there is an increasing range of gender choices for those uncomfortable with conv
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the emergence of the five independent Central Asian states as a separate geopolitical space, China has sought to recreate a traditional vassal relationship
